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Someone threw a milkshake at me and oinked.

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5foot418stone · 29/05/2021 23:59

I was out for a walk tonight and I decided to try a little jog to see how it felt as I want to try c25k but I'm worried I'm a bit too fat still.

Anyway, I was just jogging along when I saw a car slow down out of the corner of my eye and then a milkshake smacked me in the head. Bloody hurt so I stopped and took out my ear buds and this guy is hanging out of the car window oinking at me.

I was too shocked to say anything to him so I just dipped in to the nearest garden, as if it was my house and I was going home, and the car drove off with the bloke yelling "fat cunt".

It's shook me up a bit, tbh. It was a couple of hours ago and I'm posting it here because I just need to get it off my chest. I keep going from upset to angry but also laughing because who actually does that to someone?! It was absurd.

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Yellowcrockpot · 30/05/2021 00:30

@5foot418stone

Thanks everyone.

It's not going to put me off! I just can't believe it happened. Bonkers. The worst that has happened before is a couple laughing at me and a man telling me I shouldn't exercise on the beach because someone might mistake me for a stranded whale ( which didn't even really make sense).

Oh op, you are wonderful, and good for you not letting these nasty individuals ruin things for you. I love your sense of humour about all of them, and must admit to having a little giggle about the stranded whale comment, because of your handling of it "it doesn't make sense" Which made me laugh out loud as it really doesn't does it? I have since had images of a whale running along a beach, and trying to work out the logistics of how a whale would even be able to come out of the water, stand up, and run? And why would a whale want to?

I would have also been tempted to reply back to him in whale sounds, invoking my inner whale, see also: dory from finding nemo... a reply like this:

"Thaaaaaankkkkkkk yoooooooooooooouuuuu"

Whilst giving him the finger.

You've had unfortunately come across an unfortunate number of complete arseholes.

I think you sound fabulous op, and obviously do have an inner strength and confidence which is keeping you continuing on this journey.

Peoniesandpeaches · 30/05/2021 00:30

Some people just want to be arseholes and will use any excuse. I’ve had drinks tossed out of a car at me because I’ve been holding hands with my partner. It’s an awful experience but they are just trying to be vile and are emboldened by the fact they can get a fast get away in the car.

StrawberryFizz26 · 30/05/2021 00:30

What absolute nasty fucking bastards. Hope you're okay.
Don't let 1 pathetic person stop you doing exactly what you want to do.

Report them.

MazDazzle · 30/05/2021 00:30

What an awful thing to happen! Throwing a milkshake at someone (or indeed anything) is classed as assault - isn’t it? Arseholes.

baldafrique · 30/05/2021 00:32

What a total fruitloop! Some people are such strange oddities arent they. Like just abnormal. Talk about a dreg of society.

Yellowcrockpot · 30/05/2021 00:35

Also op, I must add, in a car in my 20s, someone I knew leaned out the window and chucked some KFC beans at a passerby, whilst shouting BEANS.

Absolutely no reason for it, other than being an absolute twat, and showing off.

Funnily enough they, 18 years later, work a very professional job and would never, ever act that way, and would be the first to respond negatively to the news that someone had done such a thing.

Sometimes it's not even an "aimed" attack. It's just your the person that happened to be there.

(None of this makes it any better obviously, but just making a point that these things can be very random, and is in no way a reflection on the person who has been targeted. They would have done it whoever it was)

Yellowcrockpot · 30/05/2021 00:35

*you are, not your

SisterAgatha · 30/05/2021 00:41

This has happened to me. As a kid. And a friend of mine who isn’t in the least bit fat had it happen to her too.

Some men will look at a woman on the street being her own fabulous self and want to take something away from her. Don’t let this absolute dreg of society and his childish stupidity stop you from finishing c25k. He will always be a useless bastard with very bad life skills and probably several prison sentences. Walk away from this knowing a man saw you on the street and was so jealous of your confidence that he had to try and take some for his own x

Ostara212 · 30/05/2021 00:41

@Yellowcrockpot

Also op, I must add, in a car in my 20s, someone I knew leaned out the window and chucked some KFC beans at a passerby, whilst shouting BEANS.

Absolutely no reason for it, other than being an absolute twat, and showing off.

Funnily enough they, 18 years later, work a very professional job and would never, ever act that way, and would be the first to respond negatively to the news that someone had done such a thing.

Sometimes it's not even an "aimed" attack. It's just your the person that happened to be there.

Have you asked why and wtf they were thinking?

Ostara212 · 30/05/2021 00:42

Also Yellow, did they chuck them at a man? That isn't something I hear often.

xprincessxjanetx · 30/05/2021 00:43

Goodness me, that is horrible. I am so sorry this happened to you, OP. I can only imagine how much of a setback that would be. Personally I am obese and currently losing weight and if that happened to me I would struggle to go out again for a long time. Take solace in that you can lose weight (if you want to of course) but they will always be nasty. Keep your chin up.

Iampicklerick · 30/05/2021 00:47

I have done c25k. Just finished. I lost 4 stone this year. I see people who laughed at me now eyeing me up. Errrr don’t think I’ll be going anywhere near you, my friend, knowing you abused me on the street just 9 months ago.

Some people, sadly, are just nasty horrible things.

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5foot418stone · 30/05/2021 00:51

@Yellowcrockpot god, that's given me the giggles! It really didn't make sense. I was standing on two legs and stretching (had just walked 12 miles at a really good pace so my legs were cramping!). Maybe if I had been laying down??
It was so stupid but I think he just couldn't resist saying something to try and shame/embarrass me.

Yes, I guess it was assault. :( I don't remember anything about the car other than it was red so I'm not sure reporting it would do any good. I was just shocked and I think I froze a little bit.

My DH was asleep when I got back and I didn't want to wake him up so talking about it here is making me feel better. I've had a little cry about it and I appreciate all your kind words.

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chickenyhead · 30/05/2021 00:52

Yuck

The scum of humanity.

I'm sorry you trod in that, scrape it off and carry on.

WitchWand · 30/05/2021 00:52

That is one cruel thing to do to someone.

I'm really impressed that you're posting here about it and not huddled up in a corner under a blanket. If that had happened to me, I'm pretty sure I'd be more tempted by the second option.

Just wow to you !

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 30/05/2021 00:53

Fuckin cunting bullying twats!!! doesn't even begin to cover how I'm.feeling. People go on about "fatties" getting off their arses and losing weight. The irony is though you're trying to and you were abused. So what do they want because they can't have it both ways!!!!.

I wonder if theyd go into a Gym full of huge burly blokes and do something so barbaric, I highly doubt it. They'd shit themselves if a man was put against them, I guarantee it.
Obviously I don't know you but I'm nearly crying here. You must feel so deflated.
I know Its easier said than done, but Please please do not let these wankers get you down. You're worth a million of them.

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5foot418stone · 30/05/2021 00:54

I'm sorry that others have also experienced this.

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 30/05/2021 00:54

I'd also be calling it an assault.

MrsBungle · 30/05/2021 00:55

Some people are absolute dick heads. Clearly have nothing interesting enough in their lives that they find “fun” in shit like this. Probably says more about their own self esteem and how they feel about themselves that they feel compelled to act like a fucking nob head. Sorry this happened to you. Easier said than done but try to put it behind you.

Bythemillpond · 30/05/2021 00:56

Someone shouted Lose some weight Fatty to me from a passing car.

I was 8 months pregnant at the time.

Same people are just arses

RubyGoat · 30/05/2021 00:57

He is a wart on the arsehole of humanity. People do this sort of crap because they've got nothing more interesting to do /they're wankers.

Don't let the bastards grind you down. Good on you for making the effort to improve your health, keep at it!

MeanderingGently · 30/05/2021 00:57

What a nasty thing for someone to do. Don't let it put you off, and well done for being determined to get fit, I admire you for it....

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5foot418stone · 30/05/2021 01:04

@Awwlookatmybabyspider Thank you! But don't be upset. I'm OK, honestly. Feeling better about it already and it's certainly not going to stop me! Just had to get it off my chest.

@LegoCaltrops He is a wart on the arsehole of humanity Beautiful! I will have to remember this phrase.

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Yellowcrockpot · 30/05/2021 01:12

@Ostara212

Also Yellow, did they chuck them at a man? That isn't something I hear often.

Could have been anyone. Male or female. It was literally just wind down window and chuck beans out.

And no, I havent asked. The person wasn't exactly a friend, just a friend of friend in the same car, when were in our early 20s.

I think I would seem very unhinged if i tracked down said person to ask for an in depth analysis of why they did something pretty bloody awful but pretty, approximately 18 years ago.

I remember everyone else being very unhappy with said person at the time, but not much beyond that. It was just absolutely random, and I used it as an example to show just how random some "attacks" can be ie: milkshakes and beans being thrown out of passing cars.

At no point do I think the person throwing the beans gave it a thought to who the person was, male, female, gender, age etc.

Yellowcrockpot · 30/05/2021 01:13

*petty not pretty lol

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